by Dr Neelima Mantri | Jun 28, 2017 | Blog, Pregnancy Women
It is important that pregnant mothers should know how much weight they can put on after becoming pregnant so that overweight does not give rise to unwanted complications during the period of pregnancy. Doctors suggest that while women of average weight should gain 25-35 pounds, women who are underweight should target a gain of 28-40 pounds to remain healthy. 15-25 pounds is what overweight women should gain.
Weight gain during pregnancy, which should be healthy and safe is gaining weight gradually during the period of pregnancy. Nutrients and balanced diet are two important factors that can help gain weight at a healthy rate. The most important question is how much extra calories do pregnant mothers need in order to stay healthy. What doctors advice is that, a pregnant woman should have on average 300 calories more per day than she had before becoming pregnant. Here are some factors that should be taken into consideration while targeting the weight gain during pregnancy, that could be healthy.
Body Mass Index – Understand your BMI (Body Mass Index) for determining how much weight you should gain during the period of pregnancy. The weight and height are the factors that can determine how much weight you can gain to stay healthy during pregnancy.
- Keeping in mind that your baby needs a healthy supply of calories and nutrients to grow normally, you, as a mother will need to gain weight gradually. You should aim at gaining weight each week during the trimesters so as to stay healthy.
- Prepare a plan on how much weight you should gain during the Trimesters, taking into consideration your BMI. Suggested weight gain during the first trimester is a maximum of four pounds. During this period if you are experiencing morning sickness, you should keep to that much calorie that you can withstand, leaving the balance of calories for the next trimester.
- If you are of normal weight, you should aim at gaining a maximum of 14 pounds during the second trimester, because, it is at this time that your baby starts growing at a fast rate.
- It is during the third trimester that your baby will be picking up weight in full steam, and that is when you should aim at gaining a maximum of 10 pounds.
Gradual weight gain is the ultimate objective that pregnant mothers should have in order to stay healthy both for self and the baby.
by Dr Neelima Mantri | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog, Pregnancy Tips
Statistics reveal that one out of every woman undergoes cesarean delivery due to various reasons. If you do not want to be like them, here are some simple tips that can help you give a normal vaginal birth that is good for the health of both child and mother.
- Avoid being overweight – Calculate your BMI and see how much weight you should put on during the various stages of pregnancy. This will prevent you from fewer medical intervention and complications.
- Mild exercises – Mild exercises can help you to stay active and build up your stamina. Exercises of the thigh muscles can help combat the labor pain and the stress during the period of pregnancy. Aquatic exercises and squats help to strengthen the pelvic muscles. Which is essential for having a normal delivery.
- Practicing breathing techniques – Breathing exercises can help you to acquire the right techniques in breathing. This helps with sufficient and proper supply of oxygen for enhancing the growth of the baby. Deep breathing and meditation can help you to get a step nearer to having a normal delivery.
- Avoid stress – Avoid stress and read books on parenting that can help you have the right education on what you can do to ensure a normal delivery. Listen to light music and watch comedy movies that can help you overcome any stress that is unavoidable.
- Spending time at home – It is important to spend the early months of pregnancy at home. You can go out for a walk, do light household chores and go for short errands. This will help you get stronger to combat the muscle contractions that occur every 5 minutes.
- Use water – Take bath for a long period of time using a bathtub or a swirling pool. This will help you to relax. Having hot compress for two to three times a day can also help in achieving a normal delivery.
- Low intervention – Go for fewer medical interventions during this period, like various tests and treatments which are not mandatory.
Choosing a health provider – Choose a health provider who specializes in normal delivery. This will help you to take care of yourself properly.
These simple tips are easy to follow, which can help you achieve your goal of giving a vaginal birth and thereby prevent the complications of a cesarean delivery.
Dr Neelima Mantri is the best delivery doctor in Mumbai who has successfully done several normal deliveries and provides the best treatment for patients to deliver a baby.
by Dr Neelima Mantri | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog, Gynecologist
This blog is intended for mothers who are always curious to know what their babies are doing inside the wombs. Here are some 10 amazing facts about what babies do inside the womb while mothers keep on struggling against the symptoms that arises from time to time as the baby keeps growing by days and weeks.
- It is in the ninth week during pregnancy that the unborn child starts to breathe through the umbilical cord and acquires the required life skill in order to adapt to the outside environment.
- A baby inside the womb starts to show signs for preferring sweet flavors at the beginning of the 15th week with more intake of amniotic fluid.
- Babies will start responding to light signals with opening and closing their eyes during the period between the 27th and 28th week during pregnancy.
- It is by the end of the first trimester that the baby starts urinating after swallowing amniotic fluid. Mothers can feel the weeing of their babies during the 30th week of their pregnancy.
- 4D scans have revealed that it is around the 26th week during the period of pregnancy that an unborn baby starts to smile. This is another life skill which the baby acquires when preparing to meet the outside environment.
- Mothers can feel their baby hiccuping just at the beginning of the first trimester, but this is always not the case. Some mothers may not feel it at all while some mothers may feel it daily.
- A baby starts crying just at the moment when they come out of the womb, signaling that there is proper flow of oxygen. You will be amazed to learn that babies begin to cry inside the womb, which is yet another life skill that they develop before birth.
- It is somewhere during the third trimester that a baby within the womb starts responding to outside noise. Signs of responding include a mild kick or a jerk, which mothers may or may not feel.
- Mothers may feel amused by watching through ultrasound images, their baby yawning when inside the womb.
- It is during the last 10 weeks during pregnancy that babies within the womb become busy bonding with the mother, when they start listening to the voices of the mother.
Mothers become already bonded with their babies well before they give birth and have the best experience in their life when bringing up their child.
by Dr Neelima Mantri | May 10, 2017 | Blog, Gynecologist
Dr. Neelima Mantri, one of the leading gynecologists in Mumbai extends her consultation hours at Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, S.V. Road, Vile Parle (West),, Mumbai 400 056, India and is now available on Monday to Saturdays from 5.00 to 7.00 PM.
Dr. Neelima Mantri, MS-Obstetrics and Gynecology, MBBS has been offering consultation services on General Gynecology, Obstetrics and Laparoscopy, addressing women during the period of their adolescence and women wanting to bear a child, on a wide range of issues. Innumerable patients have expressed their satisfaction on getting their queries answered by her on issues like Ante Natal Care, Painless Labor, Management of Pelvic Pain, Hysterectomy and many other issues. Having over a decade of experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Neelima Mantri has specialized in high risk obstetrics and have come out as a winner in thousands of cases which were challenging. Having undergone a specialized training in Laparoscopy from South Lorea, she has performed surgeries that involve minimal access, besides general and conventional gynecological cases.
Dr. Mantri has been offering consultation services on a wide range of issues, which include High Risk Pregnancy, Complex Obstetrics, Pap Smear, Contraception, Inferlity Management, Menstrual Irregularities, Ovarian Cyst, Ectopic Pregnancy and other issues relating to pregnancy and adolescence. Dr. Neelima Mantri did her Masters Degree at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, from where she started her career. She was an Assistant Professor at King Edward Memorial hospital ( K.E.M), Mumbai and a teacher, mentor and examiner to those undergoing training in obstetrics and gynecology. DR. Mantri is also well known for her success in performing challenging cases in obstetrics, Gynecology and Laparoscopy and has imparted surgical knowledge to the resident doctors Seth G. S. Medical college and K. E. M. Hospital affiliated with the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. She has also delivered many presentations at conferences on issues like health risks of pregnant women and on various awareness programs with an aim to educate the medical fraternity as well as women who want to have a baby, even at the age of 40.
Thousands of her patients have benefitted from her consultation on issues like common gynecological problems every woman must know, the benefits of breastfeeding for baby and mother, yoga exercises during pregnancy and many other issues that can make a woman well informed about the health risks during prenatal and postnatal periods. Dr. Neelima Mantri offers her consultation through a friendly approach and in a customized way after knowing each case on its merit.
Appointment for consultation can be made through phone at +91 70451 15577 and also by sending an online message providing details of name, date of birth, email address and mobile number. To know more about Dr. Neelima Mantri and to send an online message seeking an appointment, you have the option to visit https://www.drneelimamantri.com/
